THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2019-5041
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2019-5041

Aspose.Words vulnerability

CVSS
8.8
EPSS
3.3%
EPSS pct
87th
Exploited
No known
An exploitable Stack Based Buffer Overflow vulnerability exists in the EnumMetaInfo function of Aspose Aspose.Words library, version 18.11.0.0. A specially crafted doc file can cause a stack-based buffer overflow, resulting in remote code execution. An attacker needs to provide a malformed file to the victim to trigger this vulnerability.
Affected vendor
Aspose
Affected product
Aspose.Words
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-121 — Stack-based Buffer Overflow
  • CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write
Published
2019-08-21

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.3% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 87% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2019-5041

  • Confirm whether Aspose Aspose.Words is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2019-5041.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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